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1940.12.383

Wooden model of canoe prow carved with two scrolls either side of a central trunk. Perforated with a triangle in the centre. [ASh [OPS move] 15/09/2016]

1940.12.383

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden model of canoe prow carved with two scrolls either side of a central trunk. Perforated with a triangle in the centre. [ASh [OPS move] 15/09/2016]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Milne Bay Province Kiriwina Goodenough District Trobriand Islands
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1940
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Height: max 134 mm, Width: max 110 mm, Depth: max 4 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.12.383

Search terms: Navigation, Model, Canoe

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